Legal Opinion
FIRST NAT. BANK IN GREENWICH v. National Airlines, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 1958PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
This is an action brought under the Federal Death on the High Seas Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 761 et seq., to recover damages for the deaths of Eben F. Putnam and Frenelia Lillian Putnam, which occurred when a DC 6 airplane, owned and operated by the defendant (respondent), National Airlines, Incorporated, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Alabama, beyond a marine league from the shore. The sole issue for determination is the extent of the damages, the defendant (respondent) having conceded liability.
After hearing the testimony, examining the exhibits, the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. McGinnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Tilley v. . the Hudson River Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Middleton v. Luckenbach S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by18 opinions
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